Wale Recalls Getting Dropped From Interscope, Describes Kanye West’s Genius: “D*mn, What If You Just Lost Your Job Today?”

Maybach Music Group's Wale recently talked about the pain of being released from Interscope Records in 2010 and his working relationship with Kanye West.

Wale suggested most people enjoy the pain and struggles artists go through.

“Getting dropped from a label is only fun to people who can’t feel it. [Wale was released by Interscope Records in 2010.] Everybody was laughing at Trinidad James when he got dropped. Damn, what if you just lost your job today? What if your friend got shot at and crashed his car and wasn’t picking up the phone? I was in tears when Ross got shot at [in 2013]. He doesn’t even know that. I was scared. I was thinking the worst. He wasn’t picking up the phone. But I was seeing all these people laugh at him on social media. That’s my friend! Someone said [on Twitter], “I wish it had been you” when A$AP Yams died. What did I do to you? Is a retweet or laugh that important to you? I’m sensitive, okay? God gave me the ability to feel twice as much so I can write, twice as much maybe.” (Billboard)

Check out what Wale said about working with Kanye West on the next page…

The Maybach Music Group member also spoke on recently working with rap star Kanye West in France.

“He’s very organized and people listen. He has a staff that will listen to him. I have a staff whose mind tends to wander or they’ll act like I’m working for them. Even when Kim [Kardashian] is in there, things are centered around the breadwinner and creator. And he has the same thing as me, where he tries to make sure he’s not offending anybody.” (Billboard)

The Washington, DC native’s new The Album About Nothing release hit retail outlets this week.

1. “The Intro About Nothing”
2. “The Helium Balloon”
3. “The White Shoes”
4. “The Pessimist” feat. J. Cole
5. “The Middle Finger”
6. “The One Time in Houston”
7. “The Girls on Drugs”
8. “The God Smile”
9. “The Need to Know” feat. SZA
10. “The Success”
11. “The Glass Egg”
12. “The Bloom (AG3)”
13. “The Matrimony” feat. Usher
14. “The Body” feat. Jeremih [Bonus Track] (The Album About Nothing)

MMG head Rick Ross confirmed Wale’s new album release date back in February.

While on the red carpet of the 57th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, Ross confirmed to Billboard that Wale’s upcoming album, The Album About Nothing, will be released on March 31 — one of the reasons 2015 will be a “huge year” for MMG. “We are excited to see his level of excitement, see what he’s doing in the studio, most importantly see him back with his family [and] spending time with his son,” he said. (Billboard)